Motor-driven hair curler or winder



g 14, 1951 E. J. SAUCIER 2,564,628

MOTOR DRIVEN HAIR CURLER 0R WINDER Filed Dec. 12, 1946 Qrwo/wtm Everald J Jaimie! Patented Aug. 14, 1951 ENT v orries MOTOR-DRIVEN HAIR CURLERi OR'WINDER l Everald J. Saucier, Hartford, Conn.

Application December 12, 1946, Serial No. 715,696

This invention relates to the art of hair dressing, and an object of the present invention is to provide an efiicient power-operated device for use in forming spiral curls or ringlets which lie fiat against the scalp. The present application is a continuation-in-part of an application for patent filed by me on June .5, 1946, Serial Number 674,496, entitled "Hair Curlerfand also of an application for patent filed by me on the 18th day of October, 1946, Serial Number 704,142, granted as Patent Number 2,443,544 and entitled Hair Curler and Clip Assembly.

Among the objects of the present invention are to provide certain new and useful improvements over the hair curlers described and claimed in my aforementioned co-pending applications, and more specifically to provide a hair curleror Winding device embodying an electric motor or similar prime mover which can be readily held in the hand and provides an eflicient positive drive for the spool upon which the tress of hair is to be wound in the forming of the curl or ringlet.

The present invention, together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from the following detailed description when read in reference to the accompanying drawings in which are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention and wherein;

Figure 1 is a side elevatimial view of ahair curler or winder embodying the features of the present invention, with the spool of the winder shown in longitudinal section; v

Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail view'of a clutch and transmission assembly forming part of the embodiment of the invention of Figure 1, and with the casing for said assembly shown in vertical section; and

Figure 3 is a view similarto Figure 1 and illustrating an alternate form of the invention.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, it will be seen that generally the hair curler or winder of the present invention comprises a spool 5 adapted to have a tress of hair wound thereon, an actuating shaft 6 for the spool and a small or miniature electric motor 1 for driving the shaft 6. v

The spool 5 is somewhat similar to that shown and described in my hereinbefore identified copending applications, and is characterized by a frusto-conical end portion 8 constituting a barrel section upon which the strand of hair to be curled is wound. Also, and as characterizes the spool illustrated. in mypreviously referred to copending applications, the spool herein illustrated is provided with a clip indicated generally by the .4 Claims. (Cl..1323 4) reference numeral 9 and'cooper'ative with the barrel portion &of the spool for securing the tip end of the strand or tress of hair to the barrel portion 1 preparatoryto winding the strand or tress onto the spool.

The clip 9 embodies a jaw portion If) that overlies the frusto-conical portion 8 of the spool and is adapted to be flexed into and out of clamping position with respect thereto. This jaw I0 is formed integral with a hand lever If that extends in divergent relationship to a lever 12 that is formed integral with, and is joined to the jaw Hi and hand lever l I at the junctions of said jaw and lever through the medium of a web [3. As shown, the clip is disposed onthe spool with the levers II and I2 located at one side of the spool flange i4 and the jaw H located at the opposite side of said flange; the flange l4 'beingprovided with a slot or opening therein to permit such assembly, and as is more fully disclosed in my copending application, Serial Number 674,496.

The spool 5 is fixed to its actuating shaft 6 in any suitable manner, as by being keyed thereto, as indicated at I5, to rotate with said shaft.

In accordance with the present invention-the shaft 6 is driven from an electric motor "I for effecting a positive rotation of the spool incidental to the winding of the hair on the latter.

In theform of the invention shown in Figure 1, the electric motor 7 is illustrated as being in the form of a small or miniature motor which may be readily held in the'palm of the hand of the operator. The shaft of this motor is indicated by the reference numeral-l6 and for transmitting drive from the shaft It to the shaft 6,- there is provided anencased clutch and transmission assembly indicated generally by the reference numeral 11. v e i As shown in Figure 2, the aforementioned assembly l! includes a suitable casing or housing it that has opposite end walls thereof provided with bearings 19 and 29. 'The -free end of the motor shaft 16 is journaled in the bearing [9 and extends into the housing It in alignment with the free end of the actuator shaft 5, and which end of the actuator shaft is journaled in the bearing 28 and extends into the housing l3. On the innerend of the shaft 6 are beveled gears ilfland l6; spaced apart as shown.

For transmitting, drive from the motor shaft [5 to the shaft G'for rotating the latter in one direction there is provided on the inner end of the shaft [6 a clutch'disc 26 with which is cooperable a clutch disc 21 provided on the inner end ofa stub shaft 22 journaled in a bearing ,23

provided on one wall of the housing I8. On the inner end of stub shaft 22 is a gear 24 adapted to be moved into and out of mesh with the gear II. It will thus be seen that when disc 2| is moved into frictional contact with the periphery of disc 20', gear 24 will move into engagement with gear l1 and therefore drive will be transmitted from shaft I 6 through the discs 20', 2| to stub shaft 22, and from stub shaft 22 through the gears 24 and H to the shaft 6 for rotating the spool 5 in one direction.

Arranged in alignment with the stub shaft 22 is a similar stub shaft 25 that is journaled in a bearing 26 provided in the wall of the housing l8. n the inner end of this stub shaft is a disc 21 that is adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with clutch disc 20'. Also on the inner end of stub shaft 25 is a gear 28 that is adapted to be moved into and out of mesh with the gear l8. Thus it will be seen that when discs 21 and 20' are in frictional contact, gears 28 and I8 are in mesh and drive is then transmitted from the shaft I6 to the shaft 6 for rotating the spool in a reverse direction.

Discs 2| and 21 are yieldably retained out of engagement with disc 20', and gears 24 and 28 are yieldably retained out of mesh with gears l1 and I8 through the medium of coil springs 29 housed within the bearings 23, 26 and impinging against buttons 30, 3| provided on the outer ends of the respective shafts 22 and 25.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 3, an assembly corresponding to the hereinbefore described assembly 11 is eliminated. In lieu thereof the electric motor, indicated in said figure by the reference numeral 101., and employed for driving the spool 5 is of a well known commercial type, being a reversing type 110 volt with a reversing type switch 32. Consequently, by proper manipulation of the switch 32, the spool 5 may be rotated in either of two directions. Also, and as is apparent in this alternate form of the invention, the motor shaft and the actuator shaft are substantially one and the same, the actuating shaft being but an integral extension of the motor shaft as so illustrated.

In using the hair curler or winder embodying the features of the present invention, the same may be readily held in the hand of the operator with the motor (1 or la as the case may be) fitting conveniently in the palm of the hand. With the other hand, the tip end of a strand of hair drawn outwardly from the head of the patron is placed upon the end B of the spool 5 and clamped thereon in an obvious manner by the action of the clamping jaw [0. After the tip end of the strand has been secured in position on the spool 5, the starter switch of the motor 1 is thrown for rotating the spool 5 through the driving action of the shaft of the motor.

When the device embodying the assembly of Fig. 1 is employed, the operator will apply pressure with the fingers either to the button 30 or to the button 31 for controlling the direction of rotation of the spool 5 as the desire of the operator or the form of hair dressing may dictate.

When the form of the device embodying the assembly of Figure 3 is employed, the direction of rotation of spool 5 is conveniently controlled through the medium of the switch 32 with which the motor 1a is equipped as is believed to be apparent.

After the strand of hair has been wound on the spool 5, the coil is compressed and removed from the spool in any manner found desirable or in the manner and through the use of devices particularly provided for that purpose and as disclosed in my aforementioned co-pending applications.

While I have herein described the preferred forms of my invention, it will be understood that the same may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is:

1. For use in winding hair on a spool, a clutch and reversible transmission assembly for operative connection with the spool comprising an actuating shaft for the spool, a motor-driven disk, clutch disks disposed to frictionally engage opposite peripheral sides of the motor-driven disk, a gear mounted upon the central portion of each clutch disk and rotating in response thereto, gears on the spool-actuating shaft complemental to the gears on the clutch disks, and a push button related with each of the clutch disks for urging the corresponding clutch disk against the motor-driven disk and the corresponding gear against its complemental gear on the actuating shaft for the spool, whereby the spool may be rotated in either direction.

2. In a hair winding device of the type embodying a spool for winding thereon a coil of hair and a motor for driving the spool, a clutch and reversible transmission assembly interposed between the motor and the spool including a spool actuating shaft, a disk in driven engagement with the motor, clutch disks disposed to frictionally engage opposite peripheral sides of the motordriven disk, inter-engaging means on the spool actuating shaft and on each of the clutch disks "coacting upon frictional engagement of a selected clutch disk with the motor-driven disk to transmit drive to the spool actuating shaft for rotating the latter in a predetermined direction, and a push button related with each of the clutch disks for urging the corresponding clutch disk against the motor-driven disk.

3. In a motor-driven hair winding device of the type embodying a spool for receiving a coil of hair, an actuating shaft for the spool, and a motor for driving said actuating shaft; a clutch and reversible transmission assembly interposed between the motor and said actuating shaft including a disk in driven engagement with the motor, clutch disks disposed to frictionally engage opposite peripheral sides of the motordriven disk and selectably movable into and out of engagement with said motor-driven disk, a gear on said actuating shaft and a gear on one of the clutch disks inter-engageable upon frictional engagement of said one clutch disk with the motor-driven disk for transmitting drive in one direction to the actuating shaft, and a second gear on the actuating shaft and a gear on the other of the clutch disks inter-engaging when said other clutch disk is in frictional engagement with the motor-driven disk for transmitting drive to the actuating shaft for rotating the latter in a reverse direction.

4. In a hair winding device of the type embodying a spool for receiving the coil of hair to be wound and a motor for driving the spool, a manually operable clutch and transmission assembly interposed between the motor and spool of the device for controlling the transmission of drive to the spool and the direction of rotation of the spool including a motor-driven disk, clutch disks selectably movable into and out of frictional driven engagement with the motor-driven disk, and transmission gearing connected with the spool and the clutch disks operable in response to frictional engagement between the motor-driven disk and a selected clutch disk for eifecting a driving connection, through the frictionally engaged disks and said gearing, between the motor and the spool for revolving the latter in a predetermined direction.

EVERAID J. SAUCIER.

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